Ceramics class involves more than pouring clay into a mold. We do everything with clay from figuring out shrinkage to mixing our own glazes. Students make mugs on the potter's wheel and learn how to make realistic portrait busts. Smoke fired pottery, yeah we do that too.
"Ceramics: The only class where you can make your own pot and smoke it."
Topics covered are:
Ceramics vocabulary
Wedging clay
Clay shrinkage
Coil pots
Primative firing processes
Pinch pots
Making pulled handles
Mugs made on the potter's wheel
Slip cast, press molds and stamps
Portrait busts
Glaze formulation
Creative solutions to complex problems